رَمانيassailed me الزَّمانُtime بِأَحداثِهِwith its calamities
رَماني الزَّمانُ بِأَحداثِهِ
وَكُنتُand I was صَبوراًpatient عَلىwith ماwhat حَدَثbefell
وَكُنتُ صَبوراً عَلى ما حَدَث
Time assailed me with its calamities,
And I was patient with all that befell.
وَأَفنىand it consumed الشَبابَyouth وَأَهلاًand loved ones مَضَواpassed away
وَأَفنى الشَبابَ وَأَهلاً مَضَوا
وَماand not كُنتُI was مِمَّنamong those who بِذاكَby that اكتَرَثwas troubled
وَما كُنتُ مِمَّن بِذاكَ اكتَرَث
And it swept away youth and loved ones now gone,
Yet I was not one to be troubled by that.
وَمُنذُand since عَياfailed بَصَريmy sight ضَعفُهُits weakness
وَمُنذُ عَيا بَصَري ضَعفُهُ
قَعَدتُI sat كَأَنّيas though I were رَهينُa captive of الجَدَثthe grave
قَعَدتُ كَأَنّي رَهينُ الجَدَث
And since my sight succumbed to weakness,
I have sat as though a captive of the grave.
وَقَدand indeed كُنتُI was مُستأنِساًat ease ساكِناًcalm
وَقَد كُنتُ مُستأنِساً ساكِناً
فقَدbut now صرتُI have become مُستَوحِشاًforlorn ذاpossessed of عَبثrestlessness
فقَد صرتُ مُستَوحِشاً ذا عَبث
And once I was at ease and calm;
Now I have become forlorn and restless.
إِذاwhenever رُمتُI sought انظرto look فيin مُهرَقٍa parchment
إِذا رُمتُ انظر في مُهرَقٍ
تَغَشّىveiled سَناthe radiance of ناظِريَّmy two eyes الشَعَثdisarray
تَغَشّى سَنا ناظِريَّ الشَعَث
Whenever I try to read a parchment,
A blur veils the radiance of my eyes.
وَإِنand if أَناI أَبعَثُrouse ذهنيmy mind لَهُto it
وَإِن أَنا أَبعَثُ ذهني لَهُ
لِفكرٍfor reflection أراهُI find it إِذنthen ماnot انبَعَثit stirred
لِفكرٍ أراهُ إِذن ما انبَعَث
And if I summon my mind to it,
To ponder, I then find it has not stirred.
وَمَنand whoever كانَis فيin العلمِknowledge ذاpossessed of شِبَعٍsatiety
وَمَن كانَ في العلمِ ذا شِبَعٍ
فَإِنيyet I إِلىfor فَقرِهِhis poverty ذوpossessed of غَرَثhunger
فَإِني إِلى فَقرِهِ ذو غَرَث
Though others may be sated with knowledge,
I hunger even for their poverty in it.
يَزينُadorns الفَتىthe young man عِلمُهُhis knowledge مِثلَماjust as
يَزينُ الفَتى عِلمُهُ مِثلَما
يزينُadorn الفَتاةَthe young woman الحُلىjewelry وَالرُعُثand earrings
يزينُ الفَتاةَ الحُلى وَالرُعُث
A young man's knowledge adorns him, just as
Jewelry and earrings adorn a young woman.
وَإِنand though كانَis قَلبيmy heart قَريحاًwounded فَليyet I have
وَإِن كانَ قَلبي قَريحاً فَلي
لِسانٌa tongue بِحَمدِwith praise of إلَهيmy God نَفَثbreathed forth
لِسانٌ بِحَمدِ إلَهي نَفَث
And though my heart is wounded, I have
A tongue that breathes forth praise of my God.
Sol 6.1